Doing within while doing without

by | Mar 5, 2016 | General Interest

This was not a productive week. It seemed to be an endless series of roadblocks many which would have gone away if I had more resources. You see, you are not alone. So what did I do? I complained. So now you either believe I broke canon with my industry, or you...

Are you spinning your wheels?

by | Feb 10, 2016 | General Interest

Are you spinning you wheels? Are you bogging down?  Is it hard to get started? These discussions usually are about winter, but what about us? May I recommend a finance tool; zero based thinking. This simply means if you would not be doing what you are doing now, stop...

Bridges

by | Feb 5, 2016 | Goal Setting

Do you want to get to the other side? Let’s assume your goals are the “other side,” so the steps from where you are  is the bridge. The other part of this metaphor is don’t try to jump the chasm  or just sit where you are and mope. Regular...

Rethinking EI

by | Feb 2, 2016 | General Interest

  If you have read the paper lately, you know that unemployment stats look bleak. I think it is time to reconsider the system from top to bottom. One challenge, is we are trying to accomplish two very separate things. One thing we are trying to accomplish is to limit...

Why businesses Fail

by | Jan 28, 2016 | General Interest

Misunderstanding the need. Many new business people think if they want a good or service, everyone wants that good or service. Not necessarily. There are many great books on prototyping or a process called failing fast that let you test the marketplace. i.e. don’t...